Here’s another great explanation of how funding is being cut from Newton. Didn’t the legislature increase funding for K-12 in our current year? The simple answer is yes. The school finance bill from last spring increased the base state aid per pupil (BSAPP) from $3,838 to $3,852, and in response...
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VC Super Gibson shows funding data
“Now, some will say the district is receiving more money today than before….and that is accurate. Below are the raw numbers for you ‘connoisseurs of data’. There is no disputing that we are receiving more money than we did in 2009. But out of fairness, one must compare the number...
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No comments USD 111 considers closure of school after allotment
From Doniphan West USD 111. As you have probably already heard, Governor Brownback recently released his proposed budget for K-12 Education and to Higher Education. Part of that budget that directly affects our district includes a 1.5% cut from the K-12 Base State Aid per Pupil. This change will most...
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No comments Knox proposes bill to give some foster parents funding to home school or send kids to private school
Senator Forrest Knox of Altoona has a new bill on a proposed foster care system, which includes a payment for foster families who homeschool or send the children to private school and would take that money out of the state general fund. What does that say about Sen. Knox thinks...
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